Individual Details

Dorothy Wheatley

( - 10 May 1631)

Her husband, Thomas Bliss, settled in New England following her death.
Although it has been alleged she was the daughter of "Frank Wheatleigh and Mary Fienes of Maiden Newton, Dorset," this is a dubious claim and unproven. For a discussion of this claim and its improbability, please see "Disputed Origins" for Dorothy Bliss on Wikitree.

Events

Christen22 Aug 1591Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Marriage22 Nov 1614Holy Cross Church, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England - Thomas Bliss
Death10 May 1631Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
BurialHoly Cross Churchyard, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England

Families

SpouseThomas Bliss ( - 1647)
ChildJonathan Bliss Sr. (1626 - 1687)
ChildMary Bliss (1616 - 1690)
FatherFrank Wheatley (1562 - 1595)
MotherMary Fiennes ( - 1595)

Notes

Christen

Baptised 22 Aug 1591 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, England, to Frank & Mary (Fienes) Wheatley of Tingsboro, Somerset, England.

Marriage

Anno Domi 1614 Thomas Blisse and Dority Wheatlie both of this pishe maried the 22th of November.
Wytnes Thomas Mariott minister. John Allen [Warden]
Marriage Entry from the Parish Register, Holy Cross Church, Daventry, Northamptonshire.
Reprinted in The Bliss Book by Charles Arthur Hoppin, Hartford, Connecticut, MCMXIII, p. 156.
Also, Daventry Parish Registers in "Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812", series 1560-1630, image 18, at Ancestry.com.

Death

Burial unknown. Find A Grave Memorial# 34284054

Burial

The burial of "Dorothy Bliss, wife of Thom" was recorded 16 May 1631 in Daventry.
Daventry Parish Registers in "Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812", series 1630-1700, image 71, at Ancestry.com.
She was interred in the Holy Cross Churchyard, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.

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